26 Aug
RUSSIAN GALA - Five Years of Triumphant Success for Russian Art in Monaco
"Up & Down," a ballet by Boris Eifman at the Grimaldi Forum - one of the most dazzling social events and the highlight of the cultural season in Monte-Carlo.
The language of art is universal and eternal. It's a language that needs no translation, that fosters harmony and creativity.
Monaco's history and cultural heritage are incontestably linked with the turbulent and innovative era of Serge Diaghilev's "Russian Seasons," a phenomenon of Russian culture in the early 20th century.
The RUSSIAN GALA project continues the tradition of representing Russian culture on the Côte d’Azur.
The inauguration of the RUSSIAN GALA project in September 2012 with the Gala of Stars of the Russian Ballet was a splendid evening event, attended by all the well-known figures from the Rock. The overwhelming success of the famous dancers' appearance on stage at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco reconfirmed the great interest shown in Russian art and the timeliness of such events in Europe today.
For the 5th anniversary of the RUSSIAN GALA on 9 and 10 September, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco will once again be hosting the stars of the amazing Eifman Ballet from Saint Petersburg.
Following the great success of "Anna Karenina" in September 2014, there will now be a performance of Boris Eifman's latest ballet, "Up & Down." In this work, the "psychoanalyst choreographer" delves into the unexplored depths of the interior worlds of his characters and enters the most hidden parts of the subconscious.
This ballet is a tragic and breathtaking chronicle of the spiritual death of the human being. It shows how a dream of harmony and happiness can collapse, and how an apparently happy and carefree life, flowing along to the rhythm of jazz, can be transformed into a nightmare.
The main character of the work is a successful psychiatrist - a loving husband and a charismatic person who has everything he needs to be happy. But in a world entirely dominated by the power of money and dark, destructive instincts, true happiness seems impossible.
Eifman's interpretation of Scott Fitzgerald's novel "Tender is the Night" has already been acclaimed in Paris, New York, Chicago, Moscow and several other capital cities throughout the world.
The show will transport the audience to the crazy Jazz Age. It tells a dramatic story of love and madness, on a theme of decline and renaissance. Boris Eifman, who is recognised by experts as a "choreographer-psychoanalyst," says that "Up & Down" represents the quintessence of many years of research into the interior world of Man, with the help of the language of dance.
"This year, the Russian Gala will be host to a legendary choreographer – the incomparable Boris Eifman – who celebrated his 70th birthday this summer. This will be a rare opportunity to welcome the famous Ballet Eifman troupe to Monaco. The troupe has repeatedly been acclaimed by critics and the international press – this is a show that's not to be missed under any pretext!" - Gulshat Uzenbaeva, manager of GALA RUSSE S.A.R.L.
Further Information
Gala Russe S.A.R.L.
42, Boulevard d'Italie
MC 98000 Monaco
+33 6 31 470 470
www.gala-russe.mc